HHS said ‘data discrepancies and processing errors’ led to RIF of nearly two times more employees than intended

Published October 15, 2025 11:15am ET



The Department of Health and Human Services sent reduction-in-force notices to approximately 778 more employees than it originally intended to, a human resources official for the agency said.

The department laid off about 1,760 employees on Oct. 10 when it only intended to send RIF notices to 982 employees, HHS Chief Human Capital Officer Thomas Nagy Jr. said in a court declaration Tuesday.

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